Andrew Ng, Executive Chairman of LandingAI, Chairman of Coursera and CEO of DeepLearning.AI

With amazing AI building blocks such as large models as well as AI assisted coding, it is now possible to build prototypes and applications faster than ever before. Andrew shares what are some of the building blocks that’re newly available, why this is a good time for everyone to build with AI, and best practices for doing so.

Yuval Yogev, Chief Technology Officer, Ryft

Sofia Pierini, Senior Data Engineer, EY, Chapter Leader Italy and Snowflake Data Superhero

Jan Laznicka, Data Engineering Team, Billigence and Snowflake Data Superhero

Sudhendu Pandey, Director Sales Engineering at kipi.ai and Snowflake Data Superhero

Get quickfire insights for founders and key AI trends in the startup spotlight—covering AI prototyping, Iceberg tables, and top EMEA opportunities. Then, hear from local chapter leaders and Snowflake Data Superheroes as they share takeaways from Andrew Ng and reveal how developers across Europe are experimenting with AI in real-world projects.

Jared Kaplan, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Anthropic

Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan reveals why AI’s rapid advancement toward human-level capabilities is surprisingly straightforward—and potentially imminent. Through the lens of scaling laws and his unique perspective as both a physicist and AI researcher, Jared will explain how compute, data, and simple architectural principles are driving unprecedented progress. This technical deep-dive will examine current AI capabilities, near-term challenges, and what developers should expect as we approach this pivotal moment in technology history.

Daan Bakboord, Data Management and Data Governance, DaAnalytics, Chapter Leader Netherlands and Snowflake Data Superhero

Tomo Lisak, Staff Data Engineer, Happening, Chapter Leader Croatia and Snowflake Data Superhero

Christopher Marland, Snowflake Solution Architect, Aimpoint Digital and Snowflake Data Superhero

Piers Batchelor, Senior Product Manager (AI/ML, Visualisation), Astrato Analytics, Chapter Leader London and Snowflake Data Superhero

What does the future of AI mean for EMEA developers? Hear from the community on agentic AI, career shifts, community readiness and Snowflake’s role in the future of AI.

Speaker: TBC

Imagine effortlessly querying both structured and unstructured data with natural language. With Snowflake Cortex Agents, developers can leverage a single REST API to orchestrate across multiple data sources using agentic reasoning.

This hands-on workshop will explore how to build agentic AI applications with:

• Hybrid Search: Combine semantic + keyword search for precise insights
• AI-powered SQL Generation: Convert natural language to 90%+ accurate SQL
• LLM Orchestration: Manage prompts, context retrieval & multi-step workflows
• Real-time Interactions: Stream responses for seamless, conversational exploration
• Enterprise-Grade Reliability: In-line citations, answer abstaining & contextual memory